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At 22 years of age, this Belgium tennis star has shown us signs of just how good she can be. Back in 2009, she came very close to winning the U.S. Open, but lost in the semifinals to Caroline Wozniacki. She has been ranked as high as 12th by the World Tennis Association and is currently sitting at 26th.
In 2011, she went further into the Wimbledon Championships (fourth round) than she has ever gone in her career, losing to the eventual Wimbledon champion, Petra Kvitova.
With the combination of age, experience and close calls, she is always on the cusp of that next level—2012 could be that year.

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Have you ever attempted to pole vault? Those women on television always seem to make it look so easy, but it is one of the toughest sports to compete in.
The United States will be well represented in London this year with women like Jennifer Suhr in the mix. She is a pole-vaulting guru and gives the U.S. their best chance of medaling in the pole vault. She won a silver medal in Beijing back in 2008 and should be bringing home some gold in 2012.

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How is Mariel Zagunis still a secret? How has no one heard of her yet?
Mariel is a fencing beast. She does not know how to lose at the Olympics, as she has won two gold medals over the past two Olympic games in the Individual Sabre category of fencing. She is only the second woman in USA history to win a gold medal in fencing, and has done it twice.
Does anyone else stand a chance in the ring, or whatever they call it? 2012 is going to be a Zagunis-type of year when she wins another gold medal & people finally take notice.

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How can a beautiful young woman, whose highest WTA ranking is 105th, be considered someone to watch in 2012?
Well, first of all, she is smoking hot. Did I mention that? But she is also the next big thing to come out of Russia. She is just starting to hit her stride in the WTA, and at 21 years old, she has nothing but time on her side.

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Following an appearance in ESPN The Body Issue, Alicia Sacramone was beginning to become a household name. Not too many people remember her domination of the balance beam at the World Championships in 2010, making up for all the negative media she garnered following the 2008 Olympics where she fell on the floor routine and the beam.
Uh, does that matter to me? Nope! As long as you can stick it to the critics, step back onto the floor and destroy the competition, it is all good in the hood.
Unfortunately, she recently suffered a torn Achilles tendon and could miss the 2012 Olympics. If she recovers in time, 2012 will be a great year for her and we might end up wanting to see more by 2013.

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I would consider 2011 the year of the Wozzy, but she still has more growing to do in the sports world before we can call her elite.
Caroline Wozniacki is the best tennis player in the world, according to WTA which have her ranked No. 1. She has never won a Grand Slam tournament. That is about to change in 2012. She is finally rolling through the competition and will be a force to be reckoned with in 2012. She will, I repeat, she will win at least two Grand Slam tournaments next year.
Bold prediction? Sure, but she has the skills to get it done in 2012.

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There is nothing sexier than a female tennis player with a sexy accent. Petra Cetkovska, The Czechian Assassin, is one of those women. She lives in France but speaks with that curiously sexy Czech accent.
She has been a professional since 2000 and is set to turn 27 in a few months, so why recognize her now, you ask? She has never won a WTA tournament but she has shown us she can beat anyone. She upset Li Na in New Haven a few months ago and Ana Ivanovic.
You will be thanking me later in the year when you notice her name scroll across the ESPN scoreboards.

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No one loves Kelly Sotherton in Great Britain. Not her coach, teammates or the press. Following an injury to her back after the 2008 Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in the Heptathlon, she has been doing everything she can to bring home a gold medal for herself and, most importantly, her country.
She has a story that we all want to read about. If she wins a gold medal in 2012, she will have her rise to the top. It is fate. She is the blindside of the Olympics and everyone loves a good story to cry about. This could be hers.

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How many gold medals can Natalie Coughlin win before she finally hangs up the swimsuit?
All she needs to win in 2012 is two. That is the magic number for Natalie to become the most decorated female athlete in U.S. Olympic history. That is not just swimming—she only needs one more to take that title.
She has the talent, now all she needs are the medals.

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When it comes to track cycling, Vicky Pendleton is one of the best of all time. She has more gold medals than Lil' Wayne, and she has earned them in the past few years, including in Beijing for the 2008 Olympics.
Her star is on the rise, especially for an Olympic year, so be ready for her before she breezes right past you in her super speeder. She also knows how to work them tights.

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If you thought pole vaulting was the toughest sport in the world, you ain't seen nothing yet.
Lolo Jones is one of the best in the world in the hurdles because she can run fast and jump over obstacles at the same time. Sounds easy? You try doing it sometime. I can bet you will not even be able to jump over one of those hurdles let alone do it in a race.

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There has never been, nor will there ever be, a better pair of beach volleyball partners than Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh. They took domination to a whole new level in 2008.
They will be underdogs going into London in 2012 however, thanks to a duo from Brazil. But that is nothing to be ashamed about. They had not played together for two years before reuniting this past year. They will be just as good as they were in Beijing, and to think otherwise, well, that just makes you silly.

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Can you name the one person who has been the world's highest rated heptathlete for the past three years?
Yep, Jessica Ennis has been the No. 1 ranked heptathlete since 2011 and should carry that momentum into London next summer to capitalize on her skills and nab the gold medal. She will have some stiff competition, but with her incredible three-year run she is having, she should have no problems.

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Leryn Franco needs no introductions on this site. She has been featured in our posts more times than Kim Kardashian on E!
And why not? She is a gorgeous, tall, dark-haired, javelin queen. She went from the track to the catwalk overnight and has become one of the world's biggest athlete-turned-model.
There is a good chance we will not be seeing her in London this year, but if we do, now that she has all the love and support of sports fans, myself included, she will be the queen of 2012.

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